Craig Joubert

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Craig Joubert
Refereeing career

Full name	Craig Paul Joubert
Date of birth	(1977-11-08) 8 November 1977
Place of birth	Durban, South Africa
School	Maritzburg College
University	University of Natal
Notable relative(s)	Des Joubert (father)
Years	Competition	Apps
2011 2003–	2011 RWC Final Tests Super Rugby Currie Cup

Craig Paul Joubert (born 8 November 1977) is a South African professional rugby union referee. He has officiated at international level since 2003 with the 2011 Rugby World Cup Final being his most high-profile match.

Biography

Joubert was born in 1977 and attended Maritzburg College and then the University of Natal to study business finance.^[1] He then went into corporate banking, a profession in which he spent five years before taking up refereeing on a full-time basis.^[1]

Refereeing

Joubert's father Des, a referee at provincial level, encouraged Craig to take up refereeing as a teenager. Joubert is a member of the Maritzburg sub-society of the Natal Rugby Referees society.^[1] He officiated his first IRB Test Match, Wales vs United States in Connecticut in June 2005.^[1] In 2010, he was in charge of the Super 14 final between the Bulls and the Stormers. In the 2011 Rugby World Cup Joubert took charge of several games including the semi-final between Australia and New Zealand and the final between New Zealand and France.^[2]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Craig Joubert | Rugby Union | Players and Officials". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 2013-06-26.
↑ "Craig Joubert to referee RWC 2011 Final". rugbyworldcup.com. International Rugby Board. 17 October 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2011.

External links

ESPN Profile

v t e Rugby World Cup Final referees

Referees	1987: Kerry Fitzgerald 1991: Derek Bevan 1995: Ed Morrison 1999: André Watson 2003: André Watson 2007: Alain Rolland 2011: Craig Joubert

Assistant Referees	1987: Brian Anderson, Jim Fleming 1995: Joel Dume, Derek Bevan 1999: Ed Morrison, Paddy O'Brien 2003: Paddy O'Brien, Paul Honiss 2007: Joël Jutge, Paul Honiss 2011: Alain Rolland, Nigel Owens

v t e 2014 Super Rugby referees

Argentina	Francisco Pastrana

Australia	Angus Gardner Rohan Hoffman James Leckie Andrew Lees Matt O'Brien Steve Walsh

New Zealand	Nick Briant Mike Fraser Glen Jackson Chris Pollock Garratt Williamson

South Africa	Stuart Berry Jason Jaftha Craig Joubert Jaco Peyper Lourens van der Merwe Marius van der Westhuizen

v t e 2013 Super Rugby referees

Argentina	Francisco Pastrana

Australia	Angus Gardner Rohan Hoffman James Leckie Andrew Lees Steve Walsh

New Zealand	Nick Briant Mike Fraser Glen Jackson Chris Pollock Jonathon White Garratt Williamson

South Africa	Stuart Berry Jason Jaftha Craig Joubert Jonathan Kaplan Jaco Peyper Lourens van der Merwe

v t e 2012 Super Rugby referees

Merit Panel	Keith Brown Marius Jonker Craig Joubert Jonathan Kaplan Bryce Lawrence Mark Lawrence Jaco Peyper Chris Pollock Steve Walsh Garratt Williamson

Reserve Panel	Stuart Berry Mike Fraser Angus Gardner Glen Jackson Andrew Lees Ian Smith Lourens van der Merwe Jonathon White

Persondata
Name	Joubert, Craig
Alternative names
Short description	South African rugby union referee
Date of birth	8 November 1977
Place of birth	Durban, South Africa
Date of death
Place of death

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